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radish
field with dense growth of wild weeds
Bremen
radish seed
see 朗姆酒[lang3 mu3 jiu3]
Lyme disease
cabaret
bolero
slime
Notice where 莱 sits in each complete thought.
We've had no word from Brian yet.
Source: Tatoeba #9968819 · CC BY 2.0 FRSami was speaking to Layla's killer.
Source: Tatoeba #9953240 · CC BY 2.0 FRSami really didn't expect that from Layla.
Source: Tatoeba #9953246 · CC BY 2.0 FRSami was having an affair with a girl named Layla.
Source: Tatoeba #8739615 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.